South Carolina – Wildlife Rescue, Rehabilitation

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What To Do If You Find a Wild Animal ...

If you find an injured wild animal, please contact one of the following rescue groups right away. Each has an emergency hotline. Leave a message and they will call you back. If you believe you have found an orphaned animal, please read the species-specific information below. Chances are the baby's mother is nearby.

The SC Department of Natural Resources also maintains the Wildlife Rehabilitators Registry. After clicking on the link, scroll down for listings by animal type. Southeastern Outdoors maintains an alternate list of SC rehabilitators.


If you can not reach a rescue group or rehabilitator immediately, here are some tips you can follow to help the animal survive:

SC Native Wildlife Rescue & Rehabilitation Groups

• Animal Rehabilitators of the Carolinas - Rock Hill (Charlotte, NC)
  Emergency Rescue Hotline - 704-552-2329
  
  
• Carolina Wildlife Center - Columbia
  Emergency Rescue Hotline - 803-772-3994
  
  
• The Center for Birds of Prey - Charleston
  Emergency Rescue Hotline - 843-971-7474
  
  
• Keeper of the Wild - Walterboro
  Emergency Rescue Hotline - 843-636-1659
  
  
• Palmetto Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation - Lexington
  Wildlife rescue rehabilitation network for orphaned and injured juvenile animals
  Phone Number - 803-969-0803
  
  
• Paws Animal Wildlife Sanctuary - Waterloo
  Phone Number - 864-683-3190
  
  
• Two Hearts Wildlife Rehab - Sunset
  Phone Number - 864-643-9876
  
  
• Wildlife Rehab Group of South Carolina - Greenville
  Emergency Rescue Hotline - 864-233-0339
  

SC Domestic & Non-native Wildlife Rescue Organizations

• International Primate Protection League - Summerville
• Safe Haven - Pickens County - permanent refuge for rescued exotic wildlife
  
• World Parrot Trust - Travelers Rest, US Branch - works to help save wild parrots from extinction and to ensure that companion parrots live long, healthy and happy lives
  

SC Wildlife Protection and Advocacy Organizations

• ACE Basin National Wildlife Refuge
  – National Estuarine Research Reserve
  
• Folly Beach Turtle Watch Program
• Island Turtle Team - Isle of Palms and Sullivan's Island
• Kiawah Turtles' "Turtle Nest"
• Lowcountry Marine Mammal Network - North Charleston - LMMN's mission is to protect South Carolina's marine mammals through science, education and conservation
  
• Lowcountry Raptors - Ruffin - fosters a connection between people and birds of prey plus a farm sanctuary
  
• South Carolina Waterfowl Association
• South Carolina Wildlife Federation
• Town of Edisto Beach Loggerhead Sea Turtles

Related SC Wildlife Rescue Resources

• SC DNR's Wildlife Rehabilitators Registry - click, then scroll down for listings by animal type
  
• Animal Help Now - enter your zip code in the top box then click one of the options on the left to generate a list of organizations that aid with wildlife emergencies or conflicts in your area